Voicing opposition to the proposed school budget, the Standish Town Council on Tuesday issued an order unanimously recommending a “no” vote for the 2005/06 SAD 6 budget at the June 14 referendum. The order, submitted by Councilor Dolores Lymburner, cites Question 1A, approved by the voters in 2004, and LD1, the state’s four-year implementation plan […]
Lakes Region Weekly News
BE students headed to Dirigo states
Maine Dirigo Boys and Girls State provides juniors with a program that supplements their high school courses in government and teaches them how government functions. This year, Girls State will be held during the week of June 19-24 at Husson College in Bangor and Boys State will be held during the week of June 19-24 […]
Raymond family loses everything in
As Ryan and Tiffany (Tiff) Theriault of Raymond drove up to their Harmon Road house with their two-and-a-half year old son, Caden, on Monday, May 9, they grabbed for the cell phone. “We came home a little before 10 p.m. and we saw flames coming out of our windows,” said Tiff. “I was on the […]
Local graduates of Saint Joseph's College
Windham: •Aleksandra Barankevich •Tanya Bell •Aaron Cieslak •Kimberly Clement •Lisa Cloutier •Darcy Lee, magna cum laude •Jessica Maynard •Theresa Riesbeck, cum laude •Joshua Smith •Jennifer Roberts •Christopher Libby Standish: •April Gerry •Kerrie-Lee Ladd, summa cum laude (also won the Business Administration Department Award presented to the senior with the highest cumulative GPA in the Business […]
Good Word 0520
Important dates are circled on my mental calendar: Election Day, June 14; Town Meeting is June 18. This year Windham has many candidates from which to choose and some whose names are complete mysteries, inasmuch as this is the first time they’ve surfaced. Who are these people and what are their goals? What do they […]
Good Word 0520
Important dates are circled on my mental calendar: Election Day, June 14; Town Meeting is June 18. This year Windham has many candidates from which to choose and some whose names are complete mysteries, inasmuch as this is the first time they’ve surfaced. Who are these people and what are their goals? What do they […]
Chamber Corner Windham 0520
The Sebago Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce is currently working on a new Strategic Plan that outlines the Opportunities to Network and work on programs and projects that provide value to the members and communities within the Region. Visibility is a key component of this plan and throughout the year the SLRCC partners with organizations […]
Bottle deposits to aid Meals on Wheels
For the month of June, Hannaford Supermarket in North Windham will be accepting bottle deposit slips to benefit the Windham area Meals on Wheels program. The program benefits people 60 and older in Windham, Gray, New Gloucester and parts of Raymond, Gorham and Standish. Please contact Virginia Billings, 892-3891, during the week from 10 a.m. […]
Bottle deposits to aid Meals on Wheels
For the month of June, Hannaford Supermarket in North Windham will be accepting bottle deposit slips to benefit the Windham area Meals on Wheels program. The program benefits people 60 and older in Windham, Gray, New Gloucester and parts of Raymond, Gorham and Standish. Please contact Virginia Billings, 892-3891, during the week from 10 a.m. […]
editorial 0520
Overturning, Episode I Kudos to the Standish Town Council for sticking up for Standish taxpayers and issuing an order at their last council meeting recommending a ‘no’ vote on the SAD 6 budget. The councilors should be commended, especially by their perennial critics in town, for taking a stand against a budget that increases Standish’s […]